The U.S. ambassador to Barbados has absolutely no authority to speak about Venezuela whatsoever. If we let her do so, we would be validating the infamous 19th Century Monroe Doctrine, which claimed the whole of the Americas (including the Caribbean) to be the backyard of the United States.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revealed Thursday that his Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza met with the U.S. special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, whom the president invited to visit the South American nation.

WASHINGTON, DC. February 5, 2019 - The Department of Homeland Security in the United States, has announced the imposition of visa sanctions on Ghana as a result of the country's failure to accept Ghanaian nationals who have been deported from the U.S.

MADRID, Spain, Feb 2, 2019 - The United States has exerted considerable pressure on the left-leaning government in Spain, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in order to come out against the Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro, recognize the opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido as the country “interim president,” and not to endorse or participate in any talks or dialogue between the opposition and the government, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Friday.

Smashing the claims of “protecting democracy” in Venezuela, the United States National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview that they are backing the illegal coup in the South American country because of oil.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 31, 2019 - Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says the TT Government is not “at war” with the United States over Venezuela. Rather, there is a difference of opinion to which his government is entitled.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced that the real objective of the United States behind imposing a new government in the South American nation is to appropriate the energy and mineral resources of this country.

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